The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-03
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL THURSDAY. FEBRUARY s. 1887

922c, closing at 92so March. 92s a 93sc, closing
at 9344c; April, "a 094sc closing at 94sc; May,
95s a 95 9-16c, closing at 95ac; June. 95s 96ac,
closing at 964c; September. 973 a97zc, closing
at 974c; December. 81 OLE l.02. closing at 81 o.
Corn-Spot "a 1c, and options 0sc higher,
closing firm. Receipts, %, $50 blu; exports. 144.
272 bu; sales 696. 900 bu futures, and 98 900 bu
spot; ungraded, 49, 049ac; No. 3, 47ac; steamer,
4S4 a 48lc elevator No. 2, 4SA a ACC elevator 500
5O.c afoat; steamer yellow 49c; No 2, February.
49, 049c. closing at Acc; March, 49049ac, clos
ing at Age; May, 80 50sc, closing at 50sc; June,
50s % 504c closing at SIC.
Oats shade stronger and more active Re-
ceipts. 81. 400 bu; exports, LILO bu mixed West
ern, 36l a 38c; white Western, 3S 042c.
Hay steady and quiet: shipping, SOC.
Hops quiet and steady; California choice, %
a 25c.
Coffee was in fair demand; Rio dull and NOM
iual, ut 145c; options firm and moderately act
i've. Sales. 81, $50 bags: February, be; March,
II 85c: April, II 500 IL 85c: May, 12aO0 IL Soc;
june II Soc; July, ~. 80 012 &c., August. y 85c;
September. 2s5c; October, II zoe.
Sugars quist granulated 81 as 13-16c. Mo-
lasses dull; 90 test 19ac. Rice steady and quiet
Tallow firm and active at 4sc. Rosin quiet.
Eggs quiet and firm; receipts ], 429 packages;
Western, 81 032c.
Pork active and stronger; mess quoted at
$l2 70 a ID 90 for DID, $I4. 90 for new Cut meats
firm and quiet Lard higher and fairly active;
Western steam, spot. 6 823 96. S5c; February,
6 SIC: March. 6S8c; April, 600 06 95c; May.
b. 80 q 7O3c; June, Z 03 al 09c; city steam g. 70c
Butter firm and in fair demand. Cheese firm
and fairly active.
Copper steady; lake, IL 05c. Lead quiet; COM
mon, 4 80 35c.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-There was sharp bulge
In provisions to-day, and the strength in that
ketlmparted better tone to cereals. The
wheat market opened easy at S3ac for May. with
a few sales shade lower, but gradually rallied,
owing to the boom in pork and the reports that
sleet storms were prevailing in the southwest
The foreign markets quoted quiet with
California wheat shade higher. The quantity
OF wheat on ocean passage showed a decrease of
100000 bushels during the week. The export
The receipts at eleven points were 357, 600
oushes. Corn was active and firm, speculation
being considerably more active. The receipts
were light, while the exports were 393, 600
bushels from three ports, and the amount on
ocean passage showed a decrease of 900. 000
bushels. The market advanced &c and closed &c
higher than yesterday. There was an improved
tone in oats. with little more life to specula-
ton, prices closing &c higher. Provisions were
more active. The report of stocks on hand ex-
hlbted smaller quantities of the speculative ar
tices than generally anticipated, and the market
opened strong, with the 'shorts" displaying
great anxiety to purchase. Mess pork opened
Zoe per barrel lower, rallied 20025c, fell back
70 a 25c, rose 40 045c, and closed at nearly the
outside figures. Lard advanced 10 a l2kc per 100
lbs and ruled steady. Short-ribs advanced 80 a
329c per 100 lbs and closed firm. The leading
futures ranged as follows: